©2015 Bloomberg View NU2HIC6KLVRH (Bloomberg View) — Think affirmative action is controversial in the U.S.? The American debate is nothing compared with the fight over caste-based preferences in India, where police smashed heads in the aftermath of last week’s 500,000 strong anti-preference rally in Gujarat. In both countries, the debate

published May 12th 2017, 7:57 am, by Ben Steverman (Bloomberg) —Motherhood is changing, as are mothers’ working lives—and those changes have economists concerned. For a while, women around the world were making clear economic progress. More of them were working, and they were earning more (and boosting the global economy in the process).